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    • March 4, 2024

      Case of Measles Confirmed in Richmond

    • February 5, 2024

      VCH Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Update 2024

    • January 17, 2024

      Increase in invasive group A streptococcal infections in children

    • September 14, 2023

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ Update: Influenza & COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign 2023-2024: Bulletin #1

    • July 18, 2023

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ Update: Rabies and Animal Exposures; Heat, Smoke and Health

    • June 20, 2023

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ Update: Syphilis Outbreak in BC

    • June 1, 2023

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ Update: Mpox Virus Circulation, Second Dose Promotion in advance of Pride Celebrations

    • March 30, 2023

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ Update: 2023 Spring COVID-19 Booster Campaign launches early April

    • January 25, 2023

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ update: Alcohol and Health Guidelines

    • December 2, 2022

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ update: Influenza Vaccine Campaign bulletin #3

    • November 3, 2022

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ update: Influenza Vaccine Campaign Bulletin #2 and Shigella

    • October 6, 2022

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ update: Update on Monkeypox Outbreak and Second Dose Pre-Exposure Vaccination

    • September 12, 2022

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ update: Influenza Vaccine Campaign 2022-2023 - Bulletin #1

    • July 5, 2022

      Physicians' and Nurse Practitioners' Update: Update on Monkeypox in Vancouver

    • June 16, 2022

      Physicians’ and Nurse Practitioners’ update: Immunization Program

    • June 3, 2022

      Physicians’ update: Monkeypox Update

    • February 1, 2022

      Physicians’ update: New Provincial COVID-19 Testing Guidelines and Treatment

    • September 3, 2021

      Physicians’ update: Influenza Vaccine Campaign 2021-2022: Bulletin #1

    • June 29, 2021

      Physicians’ update: Immunization Program

    • March 29, 2021

      Physicians' update: Updated recommendations for AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD vaccines

    • February 26, 2021

      Physicians' update: Shigella Outbreak and Hepatitis A Cases

    • January 18, 2021

      Physicians’ Update: COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign – Status Update

    • December 21, 2020

      COVID 19: Adult & Pediatric Viral Testing Guidelines for BC

    • December 4, 2020

      Immunization program update

    • November 6, 2020

      Influenza Vaccine Campaign 2020-2021: Bulletin #4

    • October 23, 2020

      Influenza Vaccine Campaign 2020-2021: Bulletin #3

    • October 7, 2020

      Influenza Vaccine Campaign 2020-2021: Bulletin #2

    • September 17, 2020

      Influenza Vaccine Campaign 2020-2021: Bulletin #1

    • August 31, 2020

      Notice to Report: Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Adolescents (MIS-C)

    • August 4, 2020

      Rabies and Animal Exposures; Heat Smoke and Health

    • June 25, 2020

      Updated COVID-19 Testing Guidelines

    • April 28, 2020

      VCH COVID-19 Isolation Clearance Criteria

    • April 23, 2020

      Updated COVID-19 Testing Guidelines

    • April 8, 2020

      COVID-19: Updated Guidance for Physicians

    • March 27, 2020

      Information for patients with mild illness who have been advised to self-isolate at home

    • March 27, 2020

      COVID-19: Updated Guidance for Physicians and Patients

    • March 20, 2020

      COVID-19: Updated Guidance for Physicians and Patients

    • March 16, 2020

      COVID-19: Updated Guidance for Physicians and Patients

    • March 12, 2020

      COVID-19: Updated Guidance for Physicians and Patients

    • February 26, 2020

      Novel coronavirus (COVID-19): Updated Guide for Physicians and Patients

    • February 12, 2020

      Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov): Updated Guidance for Testing

    • February 4, 2020

      Invasive Group A Streptococuccus in the Downtown Eastside

    • January 31, 2020

      Novel coronavirus (2019 nCoV) update

    • January 24, 2020

      Interim Guidance for Suspect Cases of Novel Coronavirus

    • January 21, 2020

      Atypical Viral Pneumonia Cluster Identified in China

    • September 23, 2019

      Physicians' Update - Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with E-Cigarette Use

    • September 17, 2019

      Physicians' Update - Influenza Vaccine Campaign 2019-2020, Bulletin #1

    • August 14, 2019

      Physicians' Update - This update is for physicians in emergency & urgent care

    • July 18, 2019

      Physicians' Update - Rabies and animal exposures

    • July 5, 2019

      Physicians' Update - Heat and Smoke + Canada Food Guide

    • May 6, 2019

      Physicians' Update - Provincial measles immunization campaign for school age children

    • April 3, 2019

      Physicians' Update - Measles update in Vancouver

    • February 22, 2019

      Physicians' Update - Measles outbreak in Vancouver

    • February 15, 2019

      Physicians' Update - Measles outbreak in Vancouver

    • February 8, 2019

      Physicians' Update - New Case of Measles Confirmed in Vancouver‎

    • November 9, 2018

      Physicians' Update - Influenza Vaccine Campaign 2018-2019: Fluzone HD Update

    • September 21, 2018

      Physicians' Update - Influenza Vaccine Campaign 2018-2019 Bulletin #1

    • September 18, 2018

      Physicians' Update - Measles Case at the Skookum Festival and Other Sites in VCH

    • August 17, 2018

      Physicians' Update - Measles Cases in the Lower Mainland

    • July 27, 2018

      Physicians' Update - Recalled DTP Vaccines in China

    • July 11, 2018

      Physicians' Update - Vaccine Ordering and Distribution Update

    • June 27, 2018

      Physicians' Update - Recalled DTP Vaccines in China

    • April 17, 2018

      Physicians' Update - Immunization Update

    • February 21, 2018

      Physicians' Update - HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

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